HD 96700

Planetary system · 82.9 light-years away · also HD 96700, HIP 54400

HD 96700 is 82.9 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this G0 V star; the first was found in 2021 by radial velocity (La Silla Observatory).

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Worth knowing

HD 96700 b goes round its star every 8.12 days, 11 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG0 V
Surface temperature5,845 K
Mass0.89 solar masses
Radius1.16 solar radii
Luminosity1.38 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude6.51
Ageabout 8.6 billion years
Distance from the Sun82.9 light-years (25.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 166.9743°, Dec -30.1751°
ConstellationHydra

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 96700 b8.12 days0.0777 AU2.93 R⊕ estimated8.9 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2021
HD 96700 c19.9 days0.141 AU1.69 R⊕ estimated3.5 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2021
HD 96700 d103.5 days0.424 AU3.61 R⊕ estimated12.7 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2021

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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